diaphragmatic pleurisy
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Definition
- Noun:
- An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest): A medical condition characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, often in the chest area, caused by an infection and tending to occur in outbreaks.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The patient was diagnosed with diaphragmatic pleurisy after presenting with sharp chest pains and a fever.
- Outbreaks of diaphragmatic pleurisy were reported in the crowded urban area.
Advanced Usage
- Medical Diagnosis: The term is used in clinical settings to describe a specific presentation of pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura) affecting the diaphragmatic region.
- The physician noted that the pain pattern was consistent with diaphragmatic pleurisy.
Variants and Related Words
- Pleurisy (n): Inflammation of the pleura, the membranes surrounding the lungs, which can cause painful breathing. Diaphragmatic pleurisy is a specific type.
- Epidemic pleurodynia (n): Another name for the same condition, emphasizing its occurrence in outbreaks and the muscular chest pain.
- Bornholm disease (n): A common synonym for diaphragmatic pleurisy, named after the Danish island where an early outbreak was described.
Synonyms
- Epidemic pleurodynia
- Bornholm disease
- Devil's grip (informal)
Related Phrases
- Pleuristic pain: Pain arising from inflammation of the pleura, which is the hallmark symptom.
- Acute infectious disease: The broader category of illness to which diaphragmatic pleurisy belongs.
Noun
- an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)